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1940 Illinois gubernatorial elections

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1940 Illinois gubernatorial election
← 1936 November 5, 1940 1944 →
 
Nominee Dwight H. Green Harry B. Hershey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,197,778 1,940,833
Percentage 52.93% 46.74%
County results

Green:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Hershey:      50–60%      60–70%
Governor before election

Henry Horner (before primary)
Democratic
John Henry Stelle
(before general election)
Democratic

 Elected Governor

Dwight H. Green
Republican

Before the primary, incumbent governor Henry Horner, a Democrat, opted not to seek a third term. In October, before the general election, his death in office made John Henry Stelle assume the governorship. However, Stelle had previously failed to win the Democratic nomination in the primary.

Republican Dwight H. Green won the election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Gubernatorial Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry B. Hershey 815,604 59.73
Democratic John H. Stelle 484,454 35.48
Democratic Robert W. McKinlay 27,593 2.02
Democratic James O. Monroe 24,862 1.82
Democratic Albert Lagerstedt 12,925 0.95
Write-in Others 2 0.00
Total votes 1,365,440 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Gubernatorial Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight H. Green 610,025 57.14
Republican Richard J. Lyons 457,643 42.86
Total votes 1,067,668 100

General election

Gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight H. Green 2,197,778 52.93
Democratic Harry B. Hershey 1,940,833 46.74
Socialist Labor Arthur G. McDowell 7,523 0.18
Prohibition Clay Freeman Gaumer 6,467 0.16
Total votes 4,152,622 100

References

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 5, 1940 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1939–1940 PRIMARY ELECTION General Primary, APRIL 9, 1940" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 24, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
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